Frontier Publications
- Keep 'em un-coordinatedCoordinated effects in mergersBulletin | 19.08.2010.
- The times, they’re a changin’Using economics to adapt to climate changeBulletin | 11.08.2010.
- Taking the strain Risk-sharing in UK rail frachisingBulletin | 01.08.2010.
- Necessary inventionsEconomic policies to increas low-carbon innovationBulletin | 15.07.2010.
- Economic Analysis of the RSPTWith a postscript on the negotiated outcomePaper | 05.07.2010.
- Not patently obviousHolders of patents and the Australian Trade Practices ActBulletin | 30.06.2010.
- Shelf lifeUsing promotions effectivelyBulletin | 10.06.2010.
- RPI-X@20: Output measures in the future regulatory frameworkA report prepared for OfgemPaper | 31.05.2010.
- RPI-X@20: The future role of benchmarking in regulatory reviewsA final report prepared for OfgemPaper | 31.05.2010.
- Public competitionThe choices facing the UK government after the electionBulletin | 29.04.2010.
Food for thought
The impact of advertising bansProhibiting TV ads for foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) looks like an easy policy response to the growing obesity problem in the UK and other developed economies. However, a wide range of studies of the impact of similar bans, notably on alcohol ads, indicate that they are ineffective in reducing harmful consumption and may even have perverse effects. We were commission by a client to assemble the evidence and explore the reasons for these counter-intuitive results.
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